Gretzky scored 51 goals that season -- the first of his nine 50-goal seasons, an NHL record he shares with Ovechkin and Mike ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is one of the most heralded players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has ...

We're tracking Ovechkin's pursuit of Gretzky's goal record and trying to determine the game in which he's most likely to ...

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Arik Armstead was selected the Walter Payton Man of the Year. His Armstead Academic ...

Ovechkin scored with 53 seconds remaining in the first period, taking a centering pass from Martin Fehervary and flicking it ...

How many career goals does Alex Ovechkin have? Ovechkin has 879 career goals. How many goals does Alex Ovechkin need to pass Wayne Gretzky? Ovechkin needs 16 goals to break Gretzk ...

"The Great Eight" is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky — then with ...

Head coach Spencer Carbery defended his tactic of throwing out the team's best goal scorer when, typically, teams are looking ...

The Boston Bicycle Club, the first bicycle club in the United States, is formed. 1949 — Willie Pep becomes the first boxer in the history of the 126-pound class to regain a ...

With 10 goals since his return to action on Dec. 28 and his recent streak, it's possible we could witness Alex Ovechkin make ...

The Washington Capitals’ star is just 17 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record, thanks in large part to an avalanche of goals scored into an empty net.